FS · Fabrication Sheet

A waterproof base
for any finish.

Laminate, PVC, vinyl or film on the face; a closed-cell core that water can’t get into behind it. Bond your finish to FS and it stays flat, dry and solid — backed for life.

What FS is

The surface gets noticed. FS does the work.

FS is a closed-cell PVC foam core, sealed on both sides. There’s no inside for water to reach — so a cut edge or a drilled hole is as waterproof as the face. It’s the carrier your finish bonds to, and the reason the panel is still flat, dry and solid years after a standard substrate would have let go.

Waterproof all the way throughNo core to wick water up — the panel stays dry behind the finish for the life of the room.

Backed for lifeEvery FS panel carries our lifetime waterproof guarantee, in writing.

Flat and stableDimensionally stable under load — it doesn’t bow, swell or let go.

Real install · the pipework FS hides

A finished washroom pod · FS underneath

Any finish, one core

Carries the finish you already specify.

FS is the substrate, not the surface. Bond your chosen facing straight to it — the look is yours, the waterproof performance is ours.

HPL & laminatesHigh-pressure and solid-grade laminate bond cleanly to a flat, stable base.

PVC & vinylPainted PVC and vinyl wraps for a seamless, wipe-clean finish.

Printed films & foilsDécor films for any look — over a core that won’t fail behind them.

Whatever goes on the face, the panel behind it stays dry.

On site

Lighter than ply. Works like wood.

FS carries the finish and the performance without the heft — and it works with the kit already on the van. No special blades, no fussy handling, no bad days on site.

18% lighter than marine plywoodBig panels two people can lift and hang — less strain, faster fixing.

40% lighter than MR MDFFull-height panels and large spans without the dead weight.

Holds a screw like timberStrong screw retention — fixings, hinges and brackets bite and stay put.

Cuts and routes like woodSaw it, route it, scribe it and trim it to fit on the day with standard tools.

Machined like a dense hardwood

Recycled in · recyclable out

End to end

Made from recycled. Recyclable at the end.

FS is made using recycled materials, and is fully recyclable* — and at the end of an installation’s life it can be recycled rather than sent to landfill.

Made using recycled materialsRecycled content in every panel, cutting the demand for virgin material.

Recyclable at end of lifeRecovered from installations and reprocessed, instead of going to landfill.

Built to lastThe greenest panel is the one nobody has to rip out — FS outlasts the room it goes into.

*Fully recyclable when faced with PVC film. Other facing materials may need additional work to separate before recycling.

Where it goes

The same core, under every surface.

Decorative wall panellingContinuous, wipe-clean wall surfaces that stay flat and dry behind the finish — even in wet, heavily-cleaned rooms.

IPS units & duct panelsConceal pipework and services behind sealed, full-height panels — with access where you need it and no failure point behind.

Worktops & tabletopsA flat, stable, waterproof base for worktops and tabletops — wherever a surface gets wet and worked hard.

The proof, in three

A substrate you can spec with confidence.

Waterproof

0% ingress. A cut edge or a drilled hole is as waterproof as the face — there’s no core for water to reach.

Lightweight

18% lighter than marine plywood and 40% lighter than MR MDF — without trading away strength or screw retention.

Guaranteed

Backed by a lifetime waterproof guarantee in writing, and made using recycled materials.

Full thicknesses, sheet sizes, FR (fire-rated) options and facings are on the FS datasheet — ask us and we’ll send it with a sample.

Your project

Spec FS behind your next finish.

Request a free FS sample and the datasheet. Bond your facing to it, drill it, drop it in water and leave it a month — we’re confident in what you’ll find underneath.

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A waterproof basefor any finish.